sea trolls maintance

LintMan · #1 March 18th, 2004, 10:38 PM

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Originally posted by Arryn:
According to Zen's SCQR, it's 3g/turn.

Anyone know why trolls/sea trolls/Sea Kings have upkeep, when so many other (seemingly equally or more powerful) summons don't? 45 W suddenly seems like a whole lot for a Sea King's Court, when it's going to cost you 55 upkeep!

Norfleet · #2 March 18th, 2004, 11:11 PM

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Originally posted by LintMan:
Anyone know why trolls/sea trolls/Sea Kings have upkeep, when so many other (seemingly equally or more powerful) summons don't? 45 W suddenly seems like a whole lot for a Sea King's Court, when it's going to cost you 55 upkeep!

Apparently because they have a gold cost, as the units can be recruited normally from sites or certain provinces: As a result, they're assumed to have upkeep because there's a gold cost associated with them.

Arryn · #3 March 18th, 2004, 11:13 PM

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Originally posted by LintMan:

quote:
Originally posted by Arryn:
According to Zen's SCQR, it's 3g/turn.

Anyone know why trolls/sea trolls/Sea Kings have upkeep, when so many other (seemingly equally or more powerful) summons don't? 45 W suddenly seems like a whole lot for a Sea King's Court, when it's going to cost you 55 upkeep!

I guess rocks and sticks (a normal troll diet) are valuable in the world of Dom? Or the money may be weregild for the children the trolls are supposed to be fed (according to the spell description).

LintMan · #4 March 19th, 2004, 06:24 AM

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Originally posted by Arryn:
I guess rocks and sticks (a normal troll diet) are valuable in the world of Dom? Or the money may be weregild for the children the trolls are supposed to be fed (according to the spell description).

Weregild - I like that explanation! (though I'd still prefer no upkeep)

Norfleet · #5 March 19th, 2004, 06:27 AM

Wergild doesn't really apply when all of your population has been killed, as with Ermor.

Arryn · #6 March 19th, 2004, 06:36 AM

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Originally posted by Norfleet:
Wergild doesn't really apply when all of your population has been killed, as with Ermor.

Perhaps the trolls then eat the gold in lieu of being deprived of children? Whoever said that you can't eat gold never met a troll.

Norfleet · #7 March 19th, 2004, 06:53 AM

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Originally posted by Arryn:
Perhaps the trolls then eat the gold in lieu of being deprived of children? Whoever said that you can't eat gold never met a troll.

I guess that's one way of making sure you get the minerals you need in your diet. Usually I'm recommending something like that for iron, though...